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Re: [CQ-Contest] Elecraft size

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Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Elecraft size
From: Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:58:07 -0500
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K3BU wrote:
>Table shows that "cheap" K2 was beating Orion RX or is very close before
Orion hit the shacks.

        The K2 falls apart at 1 kHz interfering signal spacings, and I
doubt the IC-7800's 6 kHz roofing filter will be much better.

KC1SX wrote:
>While I don't have time this week to check the whole list that Bill
>posted, I looked at the 1 kHz data for the K2 and the Orion.  The figures
>for the K2 should be 67 and 116 dB (both preamp on).  The worst case data
>on the Orion is 84 dB for IMD (main rx, preamp off) and 118 dB for BDR
>(preamp on).

http://dayton.akorn.net/pipermail/tentec/2003-December/040522.html

Orion's 1 kHz IMD performance increases to 91 dB with Preamp On.
Hopefully Elecraft will address better filters if they decide to
make a K2+.

Enjoy those contests that have signals only every 5 kHz! ;-)

73, Bill W4ZV
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